...had captured images of five monumental cosmic structures that were included as background to the credits: the Carina Nebula, the Rosette Nebula, the Vela Supernova Remnant, the Fighting Dragons of Ara,...
Read Full Page →...at the bottom. California Nebula (NGC 1499), emission nebula, 1250 light-years distant, spanning 100 light-years, illuminated by the blue giant star Xi Persei. Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237/Caldwell 49), star-forming region, 5,000...
Read Full Page →...glowing, keyhole-shaped outline sculpted by the intense stellar winds of the massive star system Eta Carinae. The Rosette Nebula: NGC 2237 is a huge star-forming region spanning 100 lightyears across and...
Read Full Page →...and Sulphur but leave the Oxygen completely dark.The Onion-Skin Effect (Nebular Stratification)Because of these energy thresholds, a nebula naturally organizes itself into concentric ionization zones cantered around the illuminating star. This...
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